a tax and spend democrat or a war and spend liberal. what about the item? is it complete the dead? the supreme court said it can't be unilaterally done but can it be bilateral begun because we have to shift from expenditure on defense to expenditure on domestic affairs. the line-item veto was useful. >> quick answer to your question is we will see, but first, if the new president makes this a priority, the congressman will respond to that. something the new president thinks is important. there becomes article 1 article 2 issue in the constitution as you all know. the prerogatives of congress -- that is always the rub and the tension in this. most governors have a line-item veto power and they use it effectively but this is a different ball game. i have never been completely sold on the line-item veto, partly because wood is so critical about our government and has worked so well and so astounding and so brilliant, 50 years ago, to figure this all-out, i don't think you ever want to give a president so much power or so much authority no matter who the president was. if the president